Saddam has been executed….

[Poophy]

In all seriousness, what effect, if any, do you guys think this will have…

[Adam]

ok um..first, praise Alla

second, not much. this war is stupid and eventually all the terrorist will be gone.

[Samurai Drifter]

In all seriousness, what effect, if any, do you guys think this will have…

Decrease the population of Iraq by one.

[Wind]

it shows that in modern times we still hang people.

- and thats pretty cool.

[Adam]

it shows that in modern times we still hang people.

- and thats pretty cool.

[Nega-Brent]

Before:

After:

[Cleese]

im sure if you lurk around 4chan long enough you'll find the video.

Anyways, world, say hi to your galvanizing force that is the hanging of Saddam.

[Arcane]

Before:

Sweet, executioner hoods are still in style.

[Pamuya]

lolz awesome

[Poophy]

So, no martyrdom that will add fuel to the fires of the insurgency? No symbolic end to Saddam’s rein? Nothing that adds to the legality of the government? Or that makes the court system seem illegitimate? Not even an anticlimactic ending to an upcoming Hollywood film?

[Belial]

This whole thing is a farce.

[guy incognito]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7...dfeed&hl=en

taken with a cellphone camera

[Adam]

even things like this caught on tape.

The new cellphone: Scast (s stands for SaddamgotOWNEDLOL)

[amy]

i'm really surprised at myself but this makes me sad.

i keep thinking things like "our souls are all like candles but now there is one less in the world".

but i don't get worked up when people die in car crashes or those things.

[amy]

that makes the most sense to me too

[Arcane]

Better people have been killed for less. So this doesn't really sadden me or anything. I'm not big on capital punishment, but at least he kind of deserved it.

[margot]

Isn't it just going to incite more attacks in the future?

Otherwise I basically agree with arcane.

[amy]

I think what really bothers me is the way this is going to be interpreted by the West.

DICTATOR MAN IS DEAD ANOTHER POINT FOR DEMOCRACY!!! *image macro*

I can't stand when a movement like Islam fundamentalism, which he obviously exploited to reach his position is ridiculed and demonized like we do. Its adherents are real people with real beliefs and reasons for their actions, just as smart and morally motivated as we are here. "There but for the grace of God go I".

In a vacuum I would agree that Saddam deserves to die but in the context of the Middle East, it just seems so vulgar and disgraceful, and like it will only inspire more hatred between the political parties.

[margot]

I see what you're saying, too. Ugh, I've seen so many people talking about "Is it America's divine purpose to spread democracy to other countries?"

white man's burden!!!!

~__~ When I was in 5th grade I heard about "manifest destiny" and interpreted it to mean that America should take over the entire world(!) and it really upset and disgusted me and I asked my DARE officer about it and he said he agreed with it! But I don't think he interpreted it to mean what I did. XD